Chapter 8 Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. a type of government in which people rule themselves
  2. 4. The Minoans lived on this island
  3. 5. An epic poem that tells about the last years of the Trojan Wars
  4. 7. A greek city-state that held the first democracy
  5. 8. 1896 was the year of the first ______ Olympics
  6. 11. Greeks in need of advice went to the ______ in Delphi
  7. 14. A tyrant who ruled Athens
  8. 15. Homer was a ____
  9. 16. a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
  10. 17. sea This sea lies east of Greece
  11. 18. A government in which only a few people have the power
  12. 19. The Olympic games were held in honor of ____
  13. 20. Someone famous for their fables
Down
  1. 1. The first people to be Greek and speak the Greek language
  2. 3. rich landowners
  3. 6. A marketplace where trades and meetings were held
  4. 9. The most famous lyric poet, who was also a woman
  5. 10. A Greek leader who brought democracy to Athens
  6. 12. This geographical landform covers most of Greece
  7. 13. people who had the right to participate in government